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Seminar Schedule
Looking to attend geological, geomechanical and/or environment related seminars? The department sponsors several seminars throughout the year, bringing notable speakers from around the northeast. Check out the seminar schedule below for this year’s presentations.
Seminars take place Fridays at 3 p.m. in Hutchison 229, unless otherwise noted. Seminars are free and open to the public. Please direct any questions about this schedule to the seminar coordinator, Penny Higgins: pennilyn.higgins@rochester.edu.
Date | Speaker | Topic |
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FALL 2018 | ||
August 31 | TBA | TBA |
September 7 | TBA | TBA |
September 14 | TBA | TBA |
September 21 | Boise State University | Shear heating in subduction zones resolves hot rocks vs. cold models debate Host: Garzione |
September 28 | TBA | TBA |
October 5 (Meliora Weekend) | TBA | TBA |
October 12 | University of Maine | When the Ocean Exhaled: Rapid changes in Pacific Ocean carbon storage during the last glacial termination Host: Borrelli |
October 19 | TBA | TBA |
October 26 | TBA | TBA |
November 2 | Various speakers | GSA Practice Talks |
November 9 (GSA WEEK) | TBA | TBA |
November 16 | Hamilton College | Oligocene magmatism: A key to the dramatic landscapes of the Colorado Plateau Hosts: Garzione and Ibanez-Mejia |
November 23 (Thanksgiving) | No Seminar | No Seminar |
November 30 | TBA | TBA |
December 7 | Various Speakers | AGU Practice Talks |
December 14 (AGU WEEK; Reading Week) | TBA | TBA |
SPRING 2019 Dates to be determined. For questions about scheduling during the Spring Semester, please contact the seminar coordinator, Penny Higgins: pennilyn.higgins@rochester.edu.
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| February 15 | Purdue University | TBA |